Death Letter Son House

Death Letter

Son House

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Accordage Open G (D G D G B D)
Signature rythmique 4/4
Tonalité: G
Capo:
Sans capo
Rythmique 1

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Paroles

[Intro]
| G | - | - | - |

[Verse 1]
        G
I got a letter this mornin,
how do you reckon it read?
It said, "Hurry,
the gal you love is dead"
        C
I got a letter this mornin, mmm,
                     G
how do you reckon it read?
                  D
You know, it said, "Hurry, hurry,
C                             G
 how come the gal you love is dead?"

[Verse 2]
      G
Ah, I grabbed up my suitcase,
took off down the road
When I got there she was layin' on a coolin' board
C
 I grabbed up my suitcase,
                           G
I said I took off down the road
            D                C
I said, but when I got there, oh,
                            G
she was layin' on a coolin' board

[Verse 3]
        G
Well, I walked up right close,
looked down in her face
Said,
the good ol' gal got to lay here 'til the Judgment Day
C
 I walked up right close,
                                    G
and I said I looked down in her face
           D
I said the good ol' gal,
C                                         G
 mmm got to lay here 'til the Judgment Day

[Verse 4]
                      G
Looked like there was ten thousand people standin' round
the buryin' ground
I didn't know I loved her 'til they laid her down
C
 Looked like ten thousand were standin' round the buryin'
      G
ground
           D                           C
You know I didn't know that I loved her mmm 'til they began
               G
to lay her down

[Verse 5]
        G
Well, I folded up my arms,
I slowly walked away
I said, "Farewell honey,
I'll see you on Judgment Day"
C                         G
 Yeah, oh, yes, I walked away
        D
I said, "Farewell, farewell,
C                                 G
 mmm I'll see you on the Judgment Day"

[Verse 6]
        G
You know I didn't feel so bad,
'til the good ol' sun went down
I didn't have a soul to throw my arms around
C
 I didn't feel so bad,
                            G
until the good ol' sun went down
   D
Mmm
C
 Mmm

[Verse 7]
G
 You know,
     G
it's so hard to love someone don't love you
Ain't no satisfaction,
don't care what in the world you do
Yeah,
C                                   G
 it's so hard to love someone don't love you
            D
You know it look like it ain't satisfaction,
C                          G
 mmm don't care what you do

[Verse 8]
        G
Well, I got up this mornin',
the break of day
Just huggin' the pillow she used to lay
        C
I got up soon this mornin', mmm yes,
                G
to the break of day
          D
You know a huggin' the pillow,
C                           G
 oh how my good gal used to lay

[Verse 9]
       G
Mmm, I got up this mornin',
feelin' round for my shoes
You know,
I must a had them old walkin' blues
C
 Soon this mornin',
                            G
I feelin' round for my shoes
          D
Yeah, you know bout that,
C                            G
 I must had them old walkin' blues

[Verse 10]
    G
Ah, hush,
thought I heard her call my name
If it wasn't so loud and so nice and plain
C
 Yeah
   G
Mmm
   D
Mmm
C   G
 Mmm

[Outro]
            | G |

Mesures

[Intro]
| G | - | - | - |

[Verse 1]
| G | - | - | - |
| C | - | G | - |
| D | C | G | - |

I got a letter this mornin,
how do you reckon it read?
It said, "Hurry,
the gal you love is dead"
I got a letter this mornin, mmm,
how do you reckon it read?
You know, it said, "Hurry, hurry,
how come the gal you love is dead?"

[Verse 2]
| G | - | - | - |
| C | - | G | - |
| D | C | G | - |

Ah, I grabbed up my suitcase,
took off down the road
When I got there she was layin' on a coolin' board
I grabbed up my suitcase,
I said I took off down the road
I said, but when I got there, oh,
she was layin' on a coolin' board

[Verse 3]
| G | - | - | - |
| C | - | G | - |
| D | C | G | - |

Well, I walked up right close,
looked down in her face
Said,
the good ol' gal got to lay here 'til the Judgment Day
I walked up right close,
and I said I looked down in her face
I said the good ol' gal,
mmm got to lay here 'til the Judgment Day

[Verse 4]
| G | - | - | - |
| C | - | G | - |
| D | C | G | - |

Looked like there was ten thousand people standin' round
the buryin' ground
I didn't know I loved her 'til they laid her down
Looked like ten thousand were standin' round the buryin'
ground
You know I didn't know that I loved her mmm 'til they began
to lay her down

[Verse 5]
| G | - | - | - |
| C | - | G | - |
| D | C | G | - |

Well, I folded up my arms,
I slowly walked away
I said, "Farewell honey,
I'll see you on Judgment Day"
Yeah, oh, yes, I walked away
I said, "Farewell, farewell,
mmm I'll see you on the Judgment Day"

[Verse 6]
| G | - | - | - |
| C | - | G | - |
| D | C |

You know I didn't feel so bad,
'til the good ol' sun went down
I didn't have a soul to throw my arms around
I didn't feel so bad,
until the good ol' sun went down
Mmm
Mmm

[Verse 7]
        | G | - |
| G | - | - | - |
| C | - | G | - |
| D | C | G | - |

You know,
it's so hard to love someone don't love you
Ain't no satisfaction,
don't care what in the world you do
Yeah,
it's so hard to love someone don't love you
You know it look like it ain't satisfaction,
mmm don't care what you do

[Verse 8]
| G | - | - | - |
| C | - | G | - |
| D | C | G | - |

Well, I got up this mornin',
the break of day
Just huggin' the pillow she used to lay
I got up soon this mornin', mmm yes,
to the break of day
You know a huggin' the pillow,
oh how my good gal used to lay

[Verse 9]
| G | - | - | - |
| C | - | G | - |
| D | C | G | - |

Mmm, I got up this mornin',
feelin' round for my shoes
You know,
I must a had them old walkin' blues
Soon this mornin',
I feelin' round for my shoes
Yeah, you know bout that,
I must had them old walkin' blues

[Verse 10]
| G | - | - | - |
| C | - | G | - |
| D | C | G |

Ah, hush,
thought I heard her call my name
If it wasn't so loud and so nice and plain
Yeah
Mmm
Mmm
Mmm

[Outro]
            | G |

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